Product Description

The Motif XS has only recently been replaced by the Motif XF in a long and illustrious lines of Yamaha workstations. The XS and XF share almost every aspect of their design; differing essentially only when it comes to how sample voices are stored and managed.

While the Motif XS MasterClass DVD was made on and for the XS, it is also completely appropriate for the XF model.

This DVD is a series of practical guides and lectures, mainly from two of the most experienced Motif users in the world: senior US product specialist Tony Escueta (seasoned Motif users may remember him from the excellent video clips on using the Breath Controller and VL Board on the original Motif 'classic' DVDs) and Phil Clendeninn, a.k.a. Bad Mister on the Motif Forums.

The topics (see below for full listing) range from the seemingly simple and obvious (making use of panning facilities in a multi-instrument mix), to composing using multiple arpeggios, customizing effects, and much more.

Aiding and abetting Tony and Phil are two bonus scenes featuring jazz maestro Blake Angelos. On one, Blake reveals how he produces some of those stellar swing jazz toons for which he is rightly famous, and on the other he dives headlong into the tweaky world of Play FX.

Finally the Twiddly.Bits libraries (produced right here at KEYFAX NewMedia) are shown in action on the XS platform.

The DVD menu lets you either view the scenes as one long program, or you can view scenes in their task-orientated groups comprising Playing, Programming, and Composing.

While the World Of Motif XS DVD provides a basic grounding in the instrument, the Motif XS Masterclass, with its total run time in excess of three hours, will put you in the power user category of owner.

To reiterate, this DVD is also 98% relevant for owners of the Motif XF.

Run Time: 3 hrs 15 minutes

Scenes

Composing with Arpeggios
Composing using the virtual band of multi-instrument arpeggios that live inside the XS.
Phil Clendeninn shows you how to start off using Performances with static arpeggiated
drums followed by 'fingered' arpeggiated bass and guitar parts and more.

Using Controllers
Tony Escueta shows how to set your hands free by using an FC-7 foot controller in place of the ribbon or mod wheel.

Exploring The Vocoder
Tips from Tony on setting up the vocoder in general, and producing scary noises in particular.

Expand Your Horizons with Panning
Pan is an easy to overlook parameter, but how you position sounds in a mix can have a considerable bearing on the clarity or power of your final mix.

Beyond Preset Drum Voices
In his own inimitable style, Phil Clendeninn digs into the drum voices; how they are set up and can be managed. The scene also offers some valuable insights into using FX processing on drums such as vintage compression.

Pattern Recording
Approaches to recording from selecting sounds, to using templates, setting up the different types of recording. Features a full explanation of Patches and Phrases.

Using Twiddly.Bits Drum Libraries
How to load and use loops from the best-selling Drums & Percussion MIDI Sample library: auditioning, changing Voices, using them as idea-generators, inserting them into previously written material, and more.

Using Play FX
An easy to overlook but extremely powerful feature on the XS is examined in minute detail by Blake Angelos. Play FX give you the power of non-destructive editing when it comes to enhancing and developing beats.